of mice and pen - Latest Commentshttp://ofmiceandpen.disqus.com/enTue, 26 Jul 2016 21:24:45 -0000Re: Fix USB Serial Console on Raspberry Pi for Yosemitehttp://zittlau.ca/fix-usb-serial-console-on-raspberry-pi-for-yosemite/#comment-2805385377<p>Still not able to connect my mac (running yosemite 10.10.5) to raspberry pi. Used the same steps. When I execute "screen /dev/cu.usbserial 115200", the screen is black. Please suggest.</p>Sumanth SathyanarayanaTue, 26 Jul 2016 21:24:45 -0000Re: Fix USB Serial Console on Raspberry Pi for Yosemitehttp://zittlau.ca/fix-usb-serial-console-on-raspberry-pi-for-yosemite/#comment-1944762269<p>thanks, This solves a very annoying issue for me :-)</p>TheoFri, 03 Apr 2015 16:00:49 -0000Re: Fix USB Serial Console on Raspberry Pi for Yosemitehttp://zittlau.ca/fix-usb-serial-console-on-raspberry-pi-for-yosemite/#comment-1880580989<p>Thanks, you made me happy :)</p>mk3dSat, 28 Feb 2015 12:17:37 -0000Re: Ruby on Rails &#8211; Disabling a select tag using the select helperhttp://zittlau.ca/ruby-on-rails-disabling-a-select-tag-using-the-select-helper/#comment-1845815748<p>Thanks for this. I couldn't get the thing to disable without this tricky bit: &lt;%= <a href="http://f.select" rel="nofollow noopener" title="f.select">f.select</a> :content, options, {}, :disabled =&gt; true %&gt;</p>Jesse CrockettTue, 10 Feb 2015 11:38:54 -0000Re: Accessing US Content From Canada with a Boxee Boxhttp://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-content-from-canada-with-a-boxee-box/#comment-1696815143<p>The DNS option is better than using a VPN regarding content streaming because you can achieve direct connection with the media station ex. Netflix and avoid the “middle-man”. Personally, I am using UnoTelly which is similar to Overplay DNS . Perhaps you should check UnoTelly as well if you haven’t done so.</p>GuestMon, 17 Nov 2014 00:51:45 -0000Re: Ruby on Rails &#8211; Disabling a select tag using the select helperhttp://zittlau.ca/ruby-on-rails-disabling-a-select-tag-using-the-select-helper/#comment-1592181458<p>Ben,<br>Thanks for your response! I don't think that's what I'm trying to do, though it does sound useful.</p><p>After looking further into this, I think the ':prompt' option is the most semantic for what I'm trying to accomplish.</p>Ryan JacksonTue, 16 Sep 2014 17:50:52 -0000Re: Ruby on Rails &#8211; Disabling a select tag using the select helperhttp://zittlau.ca/ruby-on-rails-disabling-a-select-tag-using-the-select-helper/#comment-1590674440<p>Hey Ryan,<br>As far as I know there's no way to set a default configuration for the helpers. Usually what I'll do is define an instance variable with the values I want, and then use them in each helper (you can use a merge to override those if you need an option different for a specific case). That at least gives me a centralized place where I can change the options if I want to.</p><p>Cheers,<br>Ben</p>benzittlauMon, 15 Sep 2014 19:34:20 -0000Re: Ruby on Rails &#8211; Disabling a select tag using the select helperhttp://zittlau.ca/ruby-on-rails-disabling-a-select-tag-using-the-select-helper/#comment-1590671024<p>Is there a way to make the disabled option the default?</p>Ryan JacksonMon, 15 Sep 2014 19:31:06 -0000Re: Accessing US Content From Canada with a Boxee Boxhttp://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-content-from-canada-with-a-boxee-box/#comment-1503153674<p> The DNS option is better than using a VPN regarding content streaming because you can achieve direct connection with the media station ex. Netflix and avoid the “middle-man”. Personally, I am using UnoTelly which is similar to Overplay. Perhaps you should check UnoTelly as well if you haven’t done so.</p>Anne ThaxtonFri, 25 Jul 2014 09:24:18 -0000Re: Accessing US Content From Canada with a Boxee Boxhttp://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-content-from-canada-with-a-boxee-box/#comment-1022691945<p>Changing the DNS setting only actually does work without need <a href="http://unblock-us.com" rel="nofollow noopener" title="unblock-us.com">unblock-us.com</a> or any other kind of those websites</p>JesseThu, 29 Aug 2013 19:49:17 -0000Re: Ruby on Rails &#8211; Disabling a select tag using the select helperhttp://zittlau.ca/ruby-on-rails-disabling-a-select-tag-using-the-select-helper/#comment-933746144<p>"It was reminiscent of my experiences with PHP and I’m disappointed to see it here in the Rails API"!?<br>I am in rails more than a year, but as you find more stupid things than <br>in PHP. From my experiences PHP is much better to write complex things <br>than RoR.</p><p>And add to these naming convention (plural/singular), problem with multiple nested forms (add/remove) etc...</p><p>regards</p>AleksandarMon, 17 Jun 2013 19:56:03 -0000Re: Accessing US Content From Canada with a Boxee Boxhttp://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-content-from-canada-with-a-boxee-box/#comment-770173823<p>This is only partly true. You can in-fact get access to the US content by changing your DNS settings, but only if you have signed up for a service such as <a href="http://unblock-us.com" rel="nofollow noopener" title="unblock-us.com">unblock-us.com</a>. Simply changing your DNS settings to a US based DNS server will not get you access to US content</p>benzittlauWed, 16 Jan 2013 12:30:06 -0000Re: Accessing US Content From Canada with a Boxee Boxhttp://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-content-from-canada-with-a-boxee-box/#comment-770155567<p>As far as netflix goes, you can definitely access the US content from Canada through a playstation 3 or a Wi! All you need to do it change your DNS settings. I know this for fact. </p>guestWed, 16 Jan 2013 12:11:05 -0000Re: Accessing US Content From Canada with a Boxee Boxhttp://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-content-from-canada-with-a-boxee-box/#comment-566485906<p>I've seen a video on youtube where it instructs how we can get American netflix for free even if we're on Canada. I haven't tried it yet on my account so I don't know if it's really working. </p>NealMon, 25 Jun 2012 03:16:28 -0000Re: Meta &#8211; Migrating mice and pen from posterous to wordpresshttp://zittlau.ca/meta-migrating-mice-and-pen-from-posterous-to-wordpress/#comment-541044876<p>TThis is excellent thanks lot. Ya posterous is done since being bought by twitter. Better to move to a living platform!</p>TravisjohnkennedyTue, 29 May 2012 11:29:56 -0000Re: Ruby on Rails &#8211; Disabling a select tag using the select helperhttp://zittlau.ca/ruby-on-rails-disabling-a-select-tag-using-the-select-helper/#comment-448442724<p>Thanks! It helped me a lot and it is very easy to understand.</p>B SevenFri, 24 Feb 2012 23:46:57 -0000Re: Meta &#8211; Migrating mice and pen from posterous to wordpresshttp://zittlau.ca/meta-migrating-mice-and-pen-from-posterous-to-wordpress/#comment-425556950<p>Thanks for the post. It was interesting to read. One minus the pretty heavy information to digest. </p>Download FilesTue, 31 Jan 2012 12:18:18 -0000Re: Accessing US-only blocked content in Canada (video)http://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-only-blocked-content-in-canada-video/#comment-424541449<p>Just wanted to say, I have been loving this hack. Thanks again.</p>Kory MathewsonMon, 30 Jan 2012 14:52:44 -0000Re: Accessing US Content From Canada with a Boxee Boxhttp://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-content-from-canada-with-a-boxee-box/#comment-420600614<p>Cool.<br>I got the free trial to try out on my Wii specifically, but haven't got it to work, as the link above notes. Unfortunately, relegated to just the computer for now, I think I might let the trial expire until they either fix the issue or I get a compatible device (Boxee, etc.).</p>DaveOWed, 25 Jan 2012 10:45:51 -0000Re: Accessing US Content From Canada with a Boxee Boxhttp://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-content-from-canada-with-a-boxee-box/#comment-417539954<p>Hi DaveO,<br>I have not tested this method on AppleTV, only on a computer and a Boxee Box. It is possible that Unblock Us's information is out of date, or it is possible that the Boxee Box just happens to be one of the devices that works. I don't personally own an Apple TV, but I do have access to one. I'll test this out when I get a chance and update my post when I have an update.</p><p>Cheers!<br>Ben</p>benzittlauSat, 21 Jan 2012 13:29:22 -0000Re: Meta &#8211; Migrating mice and pen from posterous to wordpresshttp://zittlau.ca/meta-migrating-mice-and-pen-from-posterous-to-wordpress/#comment-415662934<p>Oh it's look like you have used too much mind and concentration for making this post because you have posted very rarely seen information specially for beginners like me. Nice Post...........thanks For posting.</p>PrivatdetektivThu, 19 Jan 2012 17:15:07 -0000Re: Accessing US Content From Canada with a Boxee Boxhttp://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-content-from-canada-with-a-boxee-box/#comment-415564920<p>It seems, according to their website, that a Canadian Netflix account only works via the computer, iPad or iPhone: <a href="http://support.unblock-us.com/customer/portal/articles/291505-do-i-need-a-us-netflix-account-how-do-i-set-it-up-" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://support.unblock-us.com/customer/portal/articles/291505-do-i-need-a-us-netflix-account-how-do-i-set-it-up-">http://support.unblock-us.c...</a></p><p>Otherwise, for other devices like a Wii in my case, it appears that you need to have a US Netflix account. The same appears to go for other devices like Apple TV, etc. So, I'm puzzled how you got it to work with your Boxee? </p>DaveOThu, 19 Jan 2012 14:56:41 -0000Re: Accessing US-only blocked content in Canada (video)http://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-only-blocked-content-in-canada-video/#comment-415051645<p>Hey @joeladria ,<br>Few comments. What Dreamhost allows or does not allow as usage of their services has always been somewhat unclear. This will likely consume much less bandwidth than other uses of their services, so I find it likely that as a paying customer they will not mind this use terribly. However, that being said, If you are using them to host mission critical services than I would likely be cautious about performing any actions that could disrupt those services (whether I think it's a good idea to have mission critical services on Dreamhost is another discussion!)</p><p>There are plenty of other alternative hosts through which this type of usage is clearly within the terms of use (Linode, RackSpace, EC2, etc.) and if you have one of those alternatives available they are probably a better option to use (note that EC2 might incur some decent costs depending on how much bandwidth you are using).</p><p>Cheers!<br>Ben<br></p>benzittlauThu, 19 Jan 2012 02:51:07 -0000Re: Accessing US-only blocked content in Canada (video)http://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-only-blocked-content-in-canada-video/#comment-415049101<p>While this is an excellent hack, Dreamhost and/or any other webhost might not always be happy about streaming through their server. I'm with dreamhost and have quite a few sites with them, and wouldn't want them locking up my sites over something like this :-)</p>joeladriaThu, 19 Jan 2012 02:41:11 -0000Re: Accessing US-only blocked content in Canada (video)http://zittlau.ca/accessing-us-only-blocked-content-in-canada-video/#comment-415030479<p>Great presentation at DemoCamp. Very helpful. </p>OddmanThu, 19 Jan 2012 01:42:32 -0000